Oversharing via Social Media: Are You Guilty?
-
Upload
god0ftetris -
Category
Technology
-
view
309 -
download
0
Transcript of Oversharing via Social Media: Are You Guilty?
PART
A Oversharing
& the Reasons Why
PART
B
PART
C
Ways to Avoid Oversharing
REFERENCES
Image via Mlriam
Social Media has drastically changed the way we communicate with each
other.
We are now largely unfiltered and unconsciously writing to a bigger
audience. Image via TheMapMan
Social media also has the ability to quickly break down personal barriers.This leads to a
phenomenon called oversharing.
Image via Rodo;a Parulan
Let’s look at an example:
As you’re about to hit that
You notice the caption …
You notice a picture of a delicious smoothie!
Image via Mlriam
Let’s look at an example:
“Mommy’s first placenta shake! It tastes like heaven! I put lots of blueberries, pineapples and mango. Yum!”
Image via Mlriam
Psychology experts say oversharing is related to anxiety and insecurities.[1]
Image via HDWallSource
A Harvard study states 40% of speech, and 80% of social media postings share how we think or feel.[3]
When you share things about yourself, reward centers in the brain are activated.[4] This leads to feelings of pleasure and happiness.
Image via Ingard Jensen
Oversharing is therefore part of human nature. The
problem arises with the introduction of social
media technologies.
Words expressed through momentary lapses of anger
or ignorance are now eternalized on these social platforms and become apart of our
identity.
Image via Mervi Eskellinena
We all have that one “friend” who spams our newsfeed with excess updates and pictures.
Sometimes, that “friend” could be you!
We all have that one “friend” who spams our newsfeed with excess updates and pictures.
Here are some ways to avoid oversharing:
Security settings: Learn them, Use them, Be them! Security settings allow us to limit the audiences of our various updates and share with those who really matter.
Image via jon700
Think before you ink! (Online of course) Before you hit enter, think about the consequences and re-evaluate that status update.
Image via pandaa.
Consider a third party program to monitor your online presence. Various apps and services are now dedicated to managing your social media!
Image via w@@t
The digital revolution brought about immense advancements to communication. However, tech tools also have serious negatives. Manage your online presence appropriately and use it to your advantage!
Sources [1] h;p://www.huffingtonpost.com/grown-‐and-‐flown/oversharing-‐why-‐do-‐we-‐do-‐it-‐and-‐how-‐do-‐we-‐stop_b_4378997.html [2] h;p://www.huffingtonpost.com/russ-‐warner/why-‐you-‐should-‐care-‐about_5_b_4698098.html [3] h;p://www.2machines.com/ar[cles/180578.html [4] h;p://wjh.harvard.edu/~dtamir/Tamir-‐PNAS-‐2012.pdf Images licensed under Crea[ve Commons Agreement and sourced from Flickr